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Sweetest May
Sweetest May let love inspire thee;
Take a heart which he designs thee;
As thy constant slave regard it;
For its faith and truth reward it.
Proof o shot to Birth or Money,
Not the wealthy, but the bonie;
Not high-born, but noble-minded,
In Love's silken band can bind it.
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Works read by Bill Paterson—The works of Robert Burns
All his recordings from the 250th anniversary project.
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